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b'I\\u2019m fourteen, and something I need to be constantly reminded of is that I\\ndon\\u2019t need to rush life. I always want my way\\u2014I want what\\u2019s next. I want to\\ndrive a car, have a boyfriend, be married, and have kids. I think I\\u2019m ready\\nfor a real job and college, but the truth is, I\\u2019m not. I\\u2019ve only just\\nfinished middle school, and I still have four years in high school to go. I\\nneed to be reminded every day that God is not in a hurry, and He knows\\nwhat\\u2019s best for me\\u2014and for everyone else in my life. God understands\\neveryone\\u2019s needs, and He knows what we\\u2019re ready for. And even when we get\\nimpatient and mess up, God keeps working out His good purposes. When we\\nlook back on decisions we\\u2019ve made and think, \\u201cI shouldn\\u2019t have done that,\\u201d\\nwe don\\u2019t need to panic. God can take our mistakes and make a beautiful work\\nof art. God has anticipated our actions, and nothing we do can ruin His\\nultimate plan: Through Jesus, God has promised to be with His people, and\\none day Jesus will return bodily to earth and restore His creation\\u2014and\\nwe\\u2019ll get to live with Him forever! In the meantime, He lovingly guides us,\\nand He helps us learn from our experiences. Some days we need fresh\\nperspective, which can come in random and unexpected ways, but God gives us\\nwhat we need, when we need it. He is never too early, and never too late.\\nHis timing is different from ours, \\u201cBut,\\u201d 2 Peter 3:8-9 says, \\u201cdo not\\nforget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand\\nyears, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping\\nhis promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you,\\nnot wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.\\u201d To God,\\neternity cannot be counted in hours and days. His understanding is\\ninfinite, and we can trust Him to work all things for the good of His\\npeople, in His good timing. \\u2022 Sophia Augustine \\u2022 What are you looking\\nforward to in the next few years? Do you find it hard to wait for these\\nthings? \\u2022 Can you think of a time in your life when something didn\\u2019t go\\nyour way, but looking back you saw how God used it for your good? Consider\\ntaking a moment to thank Him for this. My times are in your hands. Psalm\\n31:15a (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRom.8.28|2Pet.3.8-2Pet.3.9|Ps.31.15|Prov.19.21'